chapter 72

Chapter 72. Lena's the boss.Sammy stood there staring at her in puzzlement; he was not going to be taking orders from a little girl who he doesn’t even know, especially in his best friend’s house. Who the hell was she?“What makes you think you have the right to ask my identity, it’s the other way round little girl, hmm?”No Mister, you have to identify yourself first,” she insisted.“How about I introduce you two?” Oliver asked as he walked in with a smile. The both of them turned to him with a look of curiosity. Lena had her hands folded like an angry adult; well she is not a big fan of being challenged.“Sammy, meet my daughter, Princess Lena Gomez, and Lena dear, meet my best friend in the whole world, Sammy,” Oliver introduced the both of them with a smile on his face. Well, he was excited today, a part of him that had been missing had come back.“What?” Sammy muttered in disbelief, while Princess just glared at him with her “Oh” expression.“Yes Sammy, that is our little Princess, I know right? She has grown so big,” Oliver said and chuckled.“Yes, that did not even cross my mind, which means Aria has come back, right?” Sammy asked“Yes, she went back to Rosie’s place,” Oliver replied. “I think they have plans for the day,” he added.“Oh, well that was the surprise I had told you about yesterday, if you…”“Bla bla bla, I don’t want to hear it,” Oliver said and chuckled.Sammy chuckled and squatted down to Lena’s height, he smiled at her but she did not reciprocate, “Hey, I am your uncle Sammy like your father had said, it’s nice to meet you and I think you owe me an apology,” he said.“Huh? Nah, I don’t remember saying anything wrong,” she protested.“Really, you questioned my identity rudely, I am your dad’s best friend so you have to apologize,” he persisted.“No way uncle Sam, I am his daughter so you were wrong to question me, I am the one who has the right to ask your identity because this house practically belongs to me,” she said confidently.Sammy scoffed. “You are just like your father, arrogant and obstinate,” he said and Oliver chuckled.“Mommy says the same thing, although she said I got the stubbornness from her and Dad, making me as obstinate as the both of them combined,” Lena replied and the two men burst into laughter.“Well, your mom is very correct, from the five minutes that I have known you, I can tell that you are quite stubborn,” Sammy said amidst laughter and stood up.“Alright, you two come have a seat,” Oliver instructed and walked to the couch, they also followed.Sammy was glad to know that Aria has come back, this was the beginning of something new and good. Just as long as Oliver doesn’t let this opportunity slip by“Alright uncle Sam, since you are Dad’s best friend, I believe that you would like to be of assistance to us,” Lena saidSammy furrowed his brows, “Um… okay sure, but what do you guys need help with?” he queried.“We want to get mom and dad to be friends again, we need you to help us make that happen,” she replied.Sammy smiled. “Trust me little one, I want nothing less than that too, in fact, I have already been pulling the strings before you two,” he replied.Lena wrinkled her face, “First, I am in charge here, secondly… don’t call me little one ever again, I am seven okay?” she said in a stern voice.“Oh, sure ma’am,” Sammy replied and Oliver chuckled.“Yeah that is right, she is the boss,” he added.“Good, now I don’t think this team is complete yet, we still need one person that is closer to mom than the three of us,” she stated and jumped down from the couch with her arm folded behind her back.“Oh, I know just the person,” Oliver said immediately.“Rosie!!” the three of them screamed simultaneously and stared at each other.“That is right, once we have aunt Rosie’s support, I am sure we can get mom to get back with you, I mean she cares about aunt Rosie a lot, so with her influence, it would be easier to convince mom.” She said and walked towards the TV holder.“Um… Aren’t you supposed to be seven or a few months older than that?” Sammy asked curiously. He was astonished by the way she spoke and moved, she was acting like an adult and her expression when giving orders was priceless.“Yes Uncle Sam, I am seven years, four months and fifteen days old, is there a problem?” she asked with her back to them.Sammy and Oliver stared at each other in surprise; this little girl would not stop amazing them. Now Sammy felt like having his own child right away.Lena picked a framed picture from the TV stand and glared at it with scrutiny. “Um… Dad, is this what I think it is?” she queried.“Yes dear, that is a picture of me, you and your mom, you were just three weeks old, I had kept it secure for all this years because it was the only picture of us together,” Oliver replied, feeling emotional as the images of the day they took that picture appeared vividly in his mind.“Wow… we really need to get you two back together, you look so good together,” she mumbled almost in a whisper. “You know, mom also had pictures of you two together, but I was not in any of them, I guess I made the family complete,” she said in her little voice.“Oliver smiled, “That is right my princess, your arrival made our lives complete,” he said and then suddenly he furrowed his eyebrows, “Wait, did you say your mom had pictures of us?” he queried.“Yes of course, there were quite a lot of them in her gallery book, she would steal glances at it every now and then and she would smile to herself, but she never let me touch it unless I stole it without permission,” she said and chuckled.Oliver smiled to himself. So Aria did not forget him after all, she still thought about him like he thought about her every day, he must have hurt her pretty bad for her to resist the urge to contact him for all this time even though she was missing him.But if she still cared about him, why did she act like she no longer cared when she came here earlier today? Was she just acting? Pretending to not care anymore, maybe she wanted him to beg her and if that was the case, he was more than ready to do that.“Alright guys, what is the plan?” Sammy asked as he was feeling left out of their thoughts and discussion.“Patience young man, I have a plan,” Lena said and carefully placed the picture back, then she turned to them with a smirk on her face.“Hmm… I have a feeling that I am going to love this plan,” Oliver said and smiled.“If it works out, you can have your wife back at the end of the day, but I am not quite sure that it would work, because I know she is not easy to get, let’s just hope that things turn out fine,” Princess said and Oliver nodded.“So… are you gonna tell us the plan or what?” Sammy asked, unable to hide his curiosity.“Uncle Sam, you can swim right?” she asked.“Yes, like a fish,” he replied excitedly.“And Aunt Rosie?” she queried.“Yes, she loves swimming too,” he replied.“Good, let’s pay those ladies a visit then.” She said with a smile and headed for the door.Sammy and Oliver stared at themselves in confusion, and then they stood up and followed her immediately. She was the boss after all.